Production Supervisor - Alpha Line - Day Shift

Overview

Working under the Production Manager, the Production Supervisor will supervise and coordinate all activities associated with their production line. This individual will be responsible for developing and motivating a team of hourly employees to deliver safe, quality, and cost-effective production in accordance with King’s Hawaiian standards and Aloha Spirit. The successful candidate will be a well-respected people leader, natural problem-solver, and have an entrepreneurial drive to overcome unexpected obstacles on the fly.

Employees in this position will interact with a broad range of colleagues—from front-line team members to company executives.

• Supervises, trains, and mentors. Meets regularly to set goals, give feedback, and monitor progress. Builds and maintains a team of focused and engaged employees
• Leads continuous improvement projects and coaches the team on improvement strategies. Audits continuous improvement activities for effectiveness and sustainability
• Uses data to recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, and quality of product
• Ensures shift data and records are accurate and up to date. Verifies information input into company software is accurate and complete
• Implements company values of Dignity, Excellence, and Telling It Like It Is in a way that can be heard
• Acts as a safety champion, ensuring that the team culture embodies a “safety first, safety always” attitude with policies, procedures, and accountability to protect our ’ohana’s safety
• Meets business demand by scheduling production runs to meet need while upholding King’s Hawaiian’s Irresistible quality standards
• Implements an Autonomous Maintenance program for production employees
• Creates and executes strategies to improve performance for all major metrics (safety, quality, etc.)
• Meets regularly with direct reports to provide developmental feedback and coaching
• Ensures compliance with all King’s Hawaiian policies and procedures (Safety, EEO, Sexual Harassment, Quality, etc.)
• Cultivates trust and buy-in from the team by acting as an owner—showing urgency, respect, and persistence as if the business were owned
• Role may require off-shift and/or weekend work
• Perform other duties as required within the scope of this role

• Required – Bachelor’s degree from an accredited 4-year college or equivalent relevant experience
• Required – Minimum of 5 years of progressively responsible experience in manufacturing
• Required – Minimum 2 years of experience directly leading salaried and/or hourly team members
• Required – Ability to read and interpret documents in English (safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedures)
• Required – Ability to write routine quality assurance reports and correspondence in English
• Required – Ability to perform basic arithmetic and measurements (units in whole numbers, fractions, decimals)
• Required – Proficiency with MS Office Applications (Outlook, Excel, PowerPoint, etc.)
• Preferred – Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees
• Preferred – Working knowledge of Autonomous Maintenance and Total Productive Maintenance
• Preferred – Experience in a food manufacturing environment

• Working knowledge of SAP S/4
  
  HANA
• Proficient with Red Zone Productivity Suite
• Proficient with Excel and/or Tableau for dashboard building
• Strong verbal and written communication skills – ability to communicate effectively at all levels of an organization

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to climb, balance, taste, or smell. Must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 - 25 pounds, and occasionally more than 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

While performing the duties of this job, employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts. Occasional exposure to wet and/or humid conditions. The employee will be handling items that may be very hot. Noise level is usually moderate. Must be available to work overtime, nights, weekends, and holidays.

King’s Hawaiian is an equal opportunity employer. We celebrate diversity and are committed to creating an inclusive environment for our ohana.